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Celebrate Earth Day with Goodwill

Donations to be Accepted April 18 for Festival at Centennial Park

Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee will accept donations of gently used clothing, shoes and books at the Nashville Earth Day Festival from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, April 18, in Centennial Park.

Nashville’s annual Earth Day Festival is a free, family-friendly event drawing thousands of people for live entertainment, exhibits and activities aimed at educating area residents about protecting the environment. This year Rebirth Brass Band, HoneyHoney and Roots of Rebellion will perform, and  produce and locally made products will be sold at a Green Market/Farmers Market. At the Reuse Village, children and adults will learn ways to creatively reuse and upcycle items before recycling them.

Goodwill is one of more than a hundred organizations expected to participate in the festival. Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee is a social enterprise that sells donated goods in its stores to provide employment and training opportunities for people with disabilities and others struggling to find work across 48 Tennessee counties. Last year, Goodwill assisted 28,159 people and helped 9,558 of those find jobs.

Also in 2014, Goodwill kept more than 28 million pounds of recyclables and salvage and recyclable materials from going into landfills. The not-for-profit’s recycling of cardboard and paper pulp saved more than 48,000 trees from being cut down.

A Goodwill box truck will be parked at Centennial Park, and attendants will be ready to accept donations, providing festival-goers with a convenient way to reduce clutter in their homes while earning a tax deduction and helping others in their communities. Goodwill also will have a tent where representatives will distribute information and answer questions about Goodwill’s donation and retail operations as well as its mission arm, Goodwill Career Solutions.

About Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee, Inc.
For more than 55 years Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee has provided job training and job placement free of charge to people with disabilities or other barriers to employment through the sale of donated items. More information about Goodwill’s Career Solutions, retail stores and donation centers can be obtained online at  www.giveit2goodwill.org or by calling 1-800-545-9231.

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